The Irish Mitsubishi FTO Owners Club

by **boru** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:39 pm

Hi all. Agreed purchase of a 1996 GPX yesterday, hopefully picking it up within the next few days. Can't wait. It's an auto/tip, first time I've ever driven one was the test drive. It may take time to get used to, but I was very impressed. The Bimmer has to go.

by **scottledeuce** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 10:52 pm

Congrat's man, I've only recently became an owner myself.

Still have a grin on my face when I get out of work and see it's not a corolla I have to walk to :lol:

Facebook · by **Sebastian** » Thu Sep 18, 2008 11:14 pm

niice red !!!

whereabouts are you ?

wellcome 2 the site ! !
too bad you just missed a meet :lol:

by **hogbopper** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 6:50 am

Red is the best colour......

Website · by **Muad_dib77** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:43 am

Welcome to the site - and well wear :-)

Certainly looks like a clean example!

by **TopCat** » Fri Sep 19, 2008 8:52 am

Welcome along,
looks like you got a lovely example there. Well wear.

by CJ » Fri Sep 19, 2008 10:12 am

Looks clean, congrats - welcome to the club!

CJ

by **colm_mcm** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 1:41 pm

GPX with a sunroof, very nice. very original looking.

by **optical illusion** » Sat Sep 20, 2008 9:48 pm

Nice example there, welcome along.

by **ftolam13** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 9:59 pm

clean car, welcum

by **998cc-keith** » Tue Sep 23, 2008 11:47 pm

i am in love with that car but you will be sorry about the auto thats the only thing i have had auto and manual and i would never buy another auto ever

by **colm_mcm** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 12:11 am

you had an auto GR Keith. auto GPX is an entirely different beast. anyway don't piss on his chips for gawdsakes!

by **Dragonheart** » Wed Sep 24, 2008 1:45 am

Why do people keep saying others will be disappointed with auto!? Its a tiptronic, major difference lads!!! You dont have control over an auto gearbox, you have the option of control over a tiptronic. I have a tiptronic, and use the tip mode all the time, and I wouldnt change it for the world, if someone offered me a manual for mine then I wouldnt swap, I love manual cars for sure, but what a manual cant do is allow you to relax in traffic without changing up and down and keeping a foot on the clutch half pressed in case you move an inch. And then when you hit open road, its in tip mode and the manual feel is back, though to be honest I think its more than manual feel, more like fast shift gears. So Boru, or anyone else who is thinking of buying a tip, dont be put off by tips or by comments that tips are boring or disappointing, cause they're not, they're a damn fine bit of machinery and deserve a lot more credit than they're given in some places!

by CJ » Thu Sep 25, 2008 8:38 am

Dragonheart wrote: they're a damn fine bit of machinery and deserve a lot more credit than they're given in some places!

Here here, I've been extolling the virtues of tip gearboxes for years.

Shame on you Keith!

CJ

by **optical illusion** » Thu Sep 25, 2008 11:06 am

998cc-keith wrote:i am in love with that car but you will be sorry about the auto thats the only thing i have had auto and manual and i would never buy another auto ever

"Welcome along" would have been sufficient...

by **power** » Tue Sep 30, 2008 11:22 pm

welcome to the forum boru, have a tip myself and totally agree with dragonheart! but you'll see yourself once ye start drivin her

by **fatboyfat7** » Wed Oct 01, 2008 11:35 am

Welcome!

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